July 9, 2019

Kids today are tracked like no other generation. Click by click, site by site, companies track every move kids—and all consumers—make online.  That’s because our data and our viewing habits are worth a lot of money. For today’s kids, personal information, activities, hobbies, and networks are exposed and often for sale from birth, making kids […]

Got a driver’s license to renew or a vehicle to register? Well, if you were planning to pay for it with a credit card, you may want to do it this summer. Under the new state budget, the Department of Motor Vehicles will be making an administrative change to pass credit card fees on to […]

What's behind the new logo and new look at CalMatters? Updated tools, a larger staff and a renewed commitment to serving the 40 million people of our state. 

The Supreme Court has given lawmakers the greenlight to gerrymander, but two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction.

RE: “New state budget a windfall for unions,” July 4, 2019. People across California bust their butts to take care of their family members and others in the In-Home Supportive Services program while barely making minimum wage. Yet CALmatters commentator Dan Walters seems alarmed  because they now have a little more “leverage” to try to get decent […]